April 13, 2002

Nashville, Tenn. – ranked Vanderbilt Commodores (24-3) on Saturday, April 13 at the Currey Tennis Center on the Vanderbilt Campus. The Commodores defeated the injury-plagued Wildcats (15-7) by a score of 7-0.

In doubles action the Cats got off to a solid start despite ultimately losing the opening point. Seventh-ranked Carolina Mayorga and Sarah Witten picked up an impressive win over ninth-ranked Aleke Tsoubanos and Sarah Riske on court one doubles. The Commodores would pick up wins on courts two and three to eventually take the doubles point and the 1-0 lead.

In singles action it was all Vanderbilt, as the Commodores swept all six courts on their way to clinching the match and tallying the 7-0 victory.

The Wildcats will look to revitalize their winning ways next weekend, April 18-21, when they travel to Columbia, S.C., to take part in the 2002 Southeastern Conference Championships. The Championship pairings will be released on Sunday, April 14.

AgateVU 7, UK 0Singles1. #7 Sarah Riske (VU) def. #44 Sarah Witten (UK), 6-2, 6-02. #40 Jenny Miller (VU) def. #37 Carolina Mayorga (UK), 6-1, 6-43. Kate Burson (VU) def. #108 Lauren Rookledge (UK), 6-2, 6-34. Aleke Tsoubanos (VU) def. Jill Buckley (UK), 6-4, 6-15. Annie Menees (VU) def. Leigh Bradwell (UK), 7-5, 6-06. Audra Falk (VU) def. Ola Luczak (UK), 6-0, 6-1

Doubles1. #7 Witten/Mayorga (UK) def. #9 Tsoubanos/Riske (VU), 9-72. #37 Burson/Menees (VU) def. #50 Bradwell/Rookledge (UK), 8-63. Miller/Schmandt (VU) def. Petrisko/Buckley (UK), 8-4